Month: March 2023

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News From the Port

Scriber Meets With Transportation Sec. Buttigieg, House Appropriations Committee On Port Economic Development

March 15, 2023 ChirelloMarketing
William, Scriber, Port of Oswego Authority executive director and CEO, recently attended Great Lakes Day in Washington, DC, where he personally met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee […]
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DEC To Hold Community Meetings On Community Air Monitoring Initiative Progress

March 15, 2023 Contributor
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced four meetings to provide progress updates for communities participating in the 2022-23 Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative. Mobile air monitoring began in July 2022 in Manhattan, the Capital Region, the Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda area, and the Bronx.

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DEC Releases Final Ambient Water Quality Guidance Values For PFOA, PFOS, AND 1,4-DIOXANE

March 15, 2023 Contributor
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the issuance of final water quality guidance values to regulate Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and 1,4-Dioxane (1,4-D) in New York State waters.

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Community

First Muslim Fast-A-Thon At Oswego High School

March 15, 2023 Contributor
Calling all curious non-Muslims and Muslims!
Oswego High School’s Muslim Student Association (MSA) presents Ramadan Fast-A-Thon Dinner. This upcoming event is used to welcome Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan and their fasting period. Throughout this month, Muslims will be fasting from sunrise to sunset for a period of 30 days, starting March 22nd.

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US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Gillibrand Applauds EPA For Proposing First-Ever National PFAS Standard Called For In Her Bipartisan Protect Drinking Water From PFAS Act

March 15, 2023 Contributor
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing new limits, known as maximum contaminant levels (MCLs), on per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) to improve drinking water across the United States.

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